Guwahati has potential to be major airline hub: SpiceJet chief

New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) With support from the state government, Guwahati, Assam’s main city and the gateway to India’s northeast, has the potential to become a major airline hub, says budget carrier SpiceJet’s Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh.

Singh feels that because of the northeast’s strategic location, it can also become a major airline cargo hub and generate hundreds of jobs.

“The northeast can be made a cargo hub which will create hundreds of jobs if training institutes can be started with government support,” Singh said at a seminar on “Assam’s Trilemma: Create jobs, Enhance skills, Promote entrepreneurship” here late on Saturday evening.

The seminar was organised by the Delhi Alumni Association, Assam, a group of people across multiple professions hailing from the state who have spent a part of their life as students in the national capital.